Hat-securing device.



T. KEEPFER.

HAT SECURING DEVICE.

APPLIQATIOH FILED we 21, 1913.

Patented Nov. 10, 1914.

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i pin proper thereof tobe adjusted in length To all whom it may concern nNrrEn srArEs THOMAS KEEPFER, or rnitanniirnm, PENNSYLVANIA.

a'r-snoUaI 'e DEVICE;

Be it known that I, THOMAS Knnrrnn, a citizen of the United States, residing inthe city and county of Philadelphia, State of- Pennsylvania, have invented a new and usefulHat-Securing Device,-of which the fol lowing is a specification.

Y My invention consists of adevice for se-:

curinga ladyshat in position, the same be-f 1ng composedofsep'arate members fitted telescopically to each other, adapting the in the retaining member thereof, the latter 'named member being composed'of aslotted sleeve, a collar on one end thereof and a closure on the other end thereof and a han- Yi dle in which said sleeve is contained and; concealed, whereby said pin proper is pre-.

. vented from disconnection from said retaining member in either direction of its adjust ment and said sleeve does not enter the head-gear and pass .througlrthe hair, this being accomplished by the pin only, as will be hereinafter set forth, the novel features. being pointed out in the claims.

The invention is satisfactorily illustrated in the accompanying drawing, but the im-g portant instrumentalities thereof may be varied, andso it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the specific arrangement and organization shown and de scribed. I v Figure lrepresents a perspective new of a hat securing device embodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents a partial longitudinal section and partial sideelevation ofa. portion thereof, on an enlarged scale. -'Fig. 3 represents a partial longitudinal. section and a partial side elevation of another por-v tion thereof, on an enlarged scale. Fig. 4:

represents a. perspective view' of a portion? of the pin proper of; 'thedevice. Fig. 5

portion of said pin is fitted in the sleeve 3, i

which is formed with a longitudinally-exy Specification (if Letters Patent.

Patented- N VQ'IO, 1914. p Application filed August 21, 1913, SeriaiN0.785,840.' --f-;

"tending passageitwhich is adapted at oer tain time's-to beoccupied by portions of the p111 land the tongue 2, so that in their motions in opposite directions they may play thereonw .In one of the wallsof the passage stare the recesses 5 which are in' communica--' I 1 tion with said passage so that by turning the pin 1, the lug 2 may'enter either ofsaid recesses relatively to the adjusted position of the'pin; in the sleeve3. Onthe head end of the sleeve is the collar 6Uwhich is of less j diameter -than' that ofthe pin lfwithvits tongue 2, so that the pin cannot pass through said collar.. On'the opposite end 7 0 a of th'eisleeveis the collar 7 ,iwhich is ofless i diameter than that. of" the pin with its.

tongue 2, so that: the .pin cannot pass through said collar Z, it being evident that by these means the pin is prevented from disconnection fromthe sleeve 3. as its re-- taining device. "The recesses 5 extend at in-' clinationsto the passage i, so that when the tongue 2 occupies either of said. recesses relatively to the adjustmentof the pin, owing .to the tendency of the pin when on the head of the wearer tomove into the retainer, said tongue will be prevented from slipping laterally from'lsaid recess and so will remain interlocked with the sleeve in the relative recess.

On the sidevof -the pin are graduation marks 8which are gaged or spacedapart relatively to the distance between the recesses 5. The sleeve 'isjceme'nted or otherwise secured within the head 9,. and it serves toprovide aconvenient handle for. the device and conceals said sleeve and adjacent portions of the pin with their appurtenances and whilexthus concealing and comparatively coveringwsaid sleeve within the length ofsa'id'handle, prevents the passage of-the sleeve through the head-gearand hair, the

the devicethat is adapted to'engage the hair and pierce the head-gear.

It will be seenthatby turning the. pin

Pin itself thus being the only P ItlOIL OIE i I and manipulating the same, the tongue willleave the recess that itoccupies when the pin may be moved in or outofthe sleeve so as to adjust the portion of the former outside of the retainer relatively to the ,ex-.

tent. that may be required of. the pin for taking proper hold of the hair of the head of the wearerand the size of the crown of the hat. Then the pin is turned so that the tongue 2 enters therecess in register with it, exactness of this'being occasioned by notichair of the wearer and Worn as usual re taining the hat on the head, the. adjustment of the pin being preserved.

It Will be noticed, referring to Fig. 7, that in order to insert the head end of the'pin in the .sleeve-vasthe tongue Qand said ;endf

of the pin are of greater 'diameterthan the collar-7, the latter is: formed primarily of a; piece 3* of metal or other materialnvith 1alateral iproj-ection'lO on one-end, said piece having. also on its other endtheprojectionj 11. Then: the piece is bent up into the form of the sleeve'and the proper portion ofthej pin placed therein. The ,projectionsalOand 11 are curled'or bent over the adj acen't, 2portions of the pin so as to jointhe enxlipor qtions of i the sleeve forming. the scollars -6 and 7, which though closed, a're'spht or 1 divided in longitudinal direction, and; form a the stops for the tongue, to :controh the: mo-Q tions "of the pin in opposite directions in the sleeve, vwhile. preventing the idisconneo,

Vtion ofathe pin fromfthejretainen-as here ninbeforexdescribedr I As" the collar 6- .is somewhat small, :its end space is :filled with .avmaterial forming a plug which comprisesa closure 13 and prevents any possible protrusion of the head end :of the :pin through 'tlljllefld end of the sleeve and contacting with the end of the bore of the head-9, avhereby,pressure of the pin upon and working against said. head is prevented. The shoulder l6yis necessarily short and light, and so liableito give or. yield toward theadjacent end :of thehbore of the handleandhave the h1g2 am in .tllB joint of said shouldervvith the Wall of the adjacent recess 5, buthere the-plug 13 braces said 7 shoulder from within, and forms. 1 an abutment with the end of the bore and: this vastly 1 strengthens said: shoulder, a feature of importance when; the, :device'is removed from the hat and the; :pin is thrust forcibly into the sleeve' for fully foldingv it therein, the lug then striking the, shoulder- 6 awith =-forcible efi'ect, WlliGhlWOllld be injurious: to the: latter were ithot-resisted bythe plug as above stated; L Aslthe collars .tarelongitu- Copies" ot this patent may be-obtained for 'five cents each by addressing 4 Washington; D; 6.

'dinallydivided, as has been stated, they may be closed to a greater or less extent so as to properly embrace the contiguous portion of the pin and conform to variations in the ,in the respective recess; flush with said surface, thus avolding any engaglng contact withzthe bore of: the head 9. When the pin is inserted into the sleeve to full extent, the

length ofuthe device is accordingly-shortened, so as to be convenient for packing and carrying when not in use.

Having thus described my invention What TI claim as new and vdesireto secure by Letters Patent,-;1s

1. A hat retaining devicecomposed of a pin :having' ,a laterallyextending lug on the fheadwendthereof, a tubular-sleeve adapted tovreceivesaid pin, said sleeve having in its Wall a: longitudinally-extending passage,

andaseries of recesses extending from said :passage,-ei:ther;of Which'reces'ses is adapted to receive said lug, intu-rned shoulders 'on the iopposite ends of said sleeve adapted to closethe relative vends of said passage,.and

aphandle which is adapted to receive said sleeve and cover the latter and said lug.

2. A hat retaining device composed of a pin having a laterally extending lug on the head end thereof,a tubular sleeve vadapted to receive said pin, said sleeve having in its Wall alongitudinally-extending passage, and a series of recesses extending from said )assa e either of which recesses is:ada ted to receive said zlug, .inturnedshoulders on the opposite ends of said sleeve adapted to closerthe relative ends of said passage, a

handle .pvvhichiisaadapted to receive said sleeveand cover-the latter and said lug, and aaplug wliichsis located in .the inturned shoulder rat the inner end of said sleeve. To the; above I have signed my, name.

J OHN A. YWJZEDERSHEI-M,

' LAFEERTY.

the Commissionerorl'atents, 

